Galilee

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Galilee is a region in northern Israel historically significant as the primary setting for much of Jesus Christ’s early life and ministry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region
associatedWith Apostles
surface form: Apostles of Jesus

Jesus Christ
borders Jezreel Valley
Jordan Rift Valley
Lebanon
Syria
climate Mediterranean climate
contains Bethsaida
surface form: Bethsaida (traditional location)

Cana
Bethsaida
surface form: Magdala

Mount of Beatitudes (traditional site)
sites of many Gospel miracles
country Israel
elevationFeature hilly terrain
governedAs Northern District, Israel
surface form: Northern District of Israel (largely)
hasPart Capernaum
Golan Heights
surface form: Golan Heights region (disputed adjacency)

Sea of Galilee
surface form: Kinneret Valley

Galilee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lower Galilee

Mount Arbel
Mount Tabor
Nazareth
Safed
Sea of Galilee
Tiberias
Galilee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Upper Galilee

Galilee self-linksurface differs
surface form: Western Galilee
historicalRegionOf Ancient Israel
Levant region
surface form: Ottoman Syria

Judea
surface form: Roman Judea
language Arabic
Aramaic (historically)
Hebrew
locatedIn Levant region
surface form: Levant

Middle East
Northern District, Israel
surface form: Northern Israel
majorEconomicActivity agriculture
religious pilgrimage
tourism
mentionedIn Gospels
surface form: Christian Gospels

New Testament
notableFor diverse Jewish and Arab communities
partOf Israel
surface form: State of Israel
primarySettingOf Jesus Christ’s early ministry
religiousSignificanceFor Christianity
Islam
Judaism
waterBody Sea of Galilee
surface form: Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret)

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Nazareth Illit (Nof HaGalil) regionType Galilee
subject surface form: Nazareth Illit
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee
Joseph Karo residence Galilee
this entity surface form: Ottoman Galilee
Mount Tabor locatedIn Galilee
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee
Mount Tabor viewpointFor Galilee
this entity surface form: Galilee region
Capernaum locatedIn Galilee
Meron mountain range locatedIn Galilee
this entity surface form: Upper Galilee
Meron mountain range partOf Galilee
this entity surface form: Galilee region
Meron mountain range hasScenicView Galilee
this entity surface form: Upper Galilee
Ancient Israel hasPart Galilee
Pharisees region Galilee
Zebedee residence Galilee
Zealots originatedFrom Galilee
Acre partOf Galilee
this entity surface form: Western Galilee
Yokneam Illit locatedIn Galilee
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee
al-Muwahhidun al-Duruz notableRegion Galilee
this entity surface form: Galilee and Carmel regions in northern Israel
Carmel Range locatedIn Galilee
this entity surface form: Northern Israel
Megiddo locatedIn Galilee
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee region
Hazor locatedIn Galilee
this entity surface form: Upper Galilee
Jezreel Valley locatedIn Galilee
this entity surface form: Northern Israel
Jezreel Valley partOf Galilee
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee
Jezreel Valley partOf Galilee
this entity surface form: Galilee region
Cana locatedIn Galilee
Naphtali associatedTribeTerritory Galilee
this entity surface form: Galilee region
Issachar associatedTribeTerritory Galilee
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee
Zebulun associatedWithTribeTerritory Galilee
this entity surface form: Galilee region
Herodias region Galilee
Salome associatedWithPlace Galilee
Carmelit underground funicular locatedIn Galilee
subject surface form: Carmelit
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee region
Mount Arbel partOf Galilee
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee
Haifa Airport servesRegion Galilee
Herod Agrippa I ruled Galilee
Mount Carmel locatedIn Galilee
this entity surface form: Northern Israel
Magdala locatedIn Galilee
Magdala locatedIn Galilee
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee
Mount Berenice locatedInRegion Galilee
this entity surface form: Lower Galilee
Herodian governed Galilee
Palestine hasSubregion Galilee
Tannaitic period location Galilee
Tribe of Naftali (in some traditions) traditionalTerritory Galilee
subject surface form: Tribe of Naftali
Tribe of Naftali (in some traditions) traditionalTerritory Galilee
subject surface form: Tribe of Naftali
this entity surface form: Upper Galilee
Tribe of Naftali (in some traditions) associatedWithRegion Galilee
subject surface form: Tribe of Naftali
this entity surface form: Galilee of the nations